Knowles Piercey
Joseph Knowles Piercey Jr.
Born: January 31, 1924
Salt Lake City, UT US
Deceased: August 17, 1990
Phoenix, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1941-1957
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Knowles Piercey compiled a career record of 114 wins and 89 losses and a 3.59 ERA in his 461-game pitching career with the Salt Lake City Bees, San Francisco Seals, Clovis Pioneers, Modesto Reds, Oklahoma City Indians, Harrisburg Senators, Bakersfield Indians, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Zanesville Indians, Macon Peaches, Shreveport Sports, Atlanta Crackers, Houston Buffalos, Minot Mallards, Columbus Foxes and Amarillo Gold Sox. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | PION | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.94 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 63 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 97 | 64 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1946 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 12 | 5 | .706 | 4.37 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 134.0 | 155 | 94 | 65 | 33 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Clovis Pioneers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7.24 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 92.0 | 135 | 91 | 74 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.47 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4.38 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 187.0 | 224 | 108 | 91 | 34 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.43 | 10 | 63.0 | 61 | 25 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.16 | 19 | 16 | 106.0 | 128 | 59 | 49 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.71 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 194.0 | 201 | 93 | 80 | 40 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Zanesville Indians | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.87 | 12 | 69.0 | 79 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.93 | 42 | 12 | 175.0 | 180 | 71 | 57 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.16 | 34 | 22 | 200.0 | 198 | 61 | 48 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.00 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 98 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.92 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 79 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.38 | 39 | 3 | 80.0 | 77 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Ind | MANDK | Minot Mallards | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 39 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 114 | 89 | .562 | 3.59 | 461 | 62 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1673.7 | 1848 | 859 | 667 | 25 | 370 | 0 | 299 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 26 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1946 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 22 | 60 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .241 | .293 | .278 | .571 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Clovis Pioneers | 15 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | 34 | 76 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .179 | .225 | .209 | .434 | 14 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 10 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 19 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | 38 | 73 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .115 | .217 | .115 | .332 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Zanesville Indians | 12 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 42 | 58 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .103 | .207 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 34 | 64 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .188 | .344 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 37 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .130 | .286 | .130 | .416 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 45 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 39 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 443 | 545 | 502 | 21 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 99 | .145 | .184 | .159 | .344 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | PION | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .733 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 26 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .857 | .923 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 |
| 1946 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 22 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 3 | .940 | 2.136 |
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Clovis Pioneers | P | 12 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 2.000 |
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | P | 34 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 1.588 |
| 1948 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | P | 37 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 5 | .983 | 1.568 |
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Zanesville Indians | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 37 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .905 | .514 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 45 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .422 |
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .353 |
| Totals | 444 | 47 | 230 | 15 | 14 | .949 | .624 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | Pioneer League | Salt Lake City Bees | |||
| 1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1945 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | C | West Texas-New Mexico League | Clovis Pioneers | CLE | ||
| 1946 | C | California League | Modesto Reds | |||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | CLE | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | Harrisburg Senators | CLE | ||
| 1948 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | CLE | ||
| 1949 | B | Inter-State League | Harrisburg Senators | CLE | ||
| 1950 | D | Ohio-Indiana League | Zanesville Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | |||
| 1952 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1956 | Ind | Manitoba-Dakota League | Minot Mallards | |||
| 1956 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | BAL | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports |
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